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Harlem grown : how one big idea transformed a neighborhood / by Hillery, Tony.; Hartland, Jessie.;
Includes bibliographical references."Once there was a lot full of trash. Now there is a lush, green farm. This is the story of Harlem Grown, a garden in New York City"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Urban agriculture; Community gardens;
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Growing cities [videorecording] : a film about urban farming in America / by Altman, Dana.; Monbouquette, Andrew.; Susman, Dan.; Elmwood Motion Picture Company.; First-Run Features (Firm);
From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. "Growing Cities" goes coast to coast to tell the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, activists, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country feeds itself. From those growing in backyards to make ends meet to educators teaching kids to eat healthier, viewers find that urban farming is about much more than simply good food.E.DVD.
Subjects: Bee culture; Community gardens; Home economics.; Land use, Urban; Sustainable living.; Urban agriculture; Vermicomposting; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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The twilight garden : a novel / by Adams, Sara Nisha,author.;
Warring London neighbors Winston and Bernice share an empty patch of greenery lost to time, but when Winston receives photographs of the garden in bloom many years prior, they decide to lay down their arms to revitalize the garden and help revive the community spirit that's been languishing for so long.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communities; Friendship; Gardens; Neighbors;
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Grow now : how we can save our health, communities, and planet-one garden at a time / by Murphy, Emily(Gardener),author.;
"What is an easy, actionable way to put excess atmospheric carbon back in the ground and reduce our contributions to emissions and food waste? By creating our own "climate victory gardens." We now recognize that plots in towns and cities are critical to supporting planetary diversity, and by instituting organic, regenerative practices and growing some of our own food, we can sequester carbon as well as shift toward living in a more ecologically responsible way. This book will help families across the country to address eco-anxiety and particpiate in climate activism in a nurturing and positive way"--
Subjects: Gardening; Organic gardening.; Sustainable horticulture.;
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Sofi paints her dreams / by Ortiz, Raquel M.; Collier-Morales, Roberta.;
After a bad school day, Sofi is transported from a New York City community garden to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and helps composer Juan Luis and artist Guerlande.LSC
Subjects: Space and time; Composers; Artists; Spanish language materials;
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Growing an edible landscape : how to transform your outdoor space into a food garden / by Pilarchik, Gary,author.; D'Amore, Chiara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Convert your unproductive lawn and landscape areas into fruitful edible gardens with this practical guide overflowing with ideas, plans, designs, and know-how. Out with the lawn and in with the food! That's the battle cry of millions of modern gardeners who are not only looking to reduce the amount of time and energy they have to spend tending a lawn, but they're also looking to improve the lives of their family, friends, and neighbors by supplying them with fresh, homegrown food. In the United States alone, 46 million acres of land are covered in turfgrass (that's more acreage than corn and soybeans combined!). Imagine all the good that would come if that land were dedicated to growing food instead! Converting unused areas of the landscape into food gardens helps mitigate the effects of climate change, reduces food miles, improves food security, and allows us to be a better steward of our little slice of the planet. But how do you get started? Which plants do you choose? Is there a series of best practices to follow to successfully convert your yard into an edible oasis so that it's not just high-yielding, but it's also attractive? Growing an Edible Landscape is here to help answer all of these questions and many more. Setting up an edible landscape is much more than just placing a few tomato-filled raised beds in the middle of the lawn, though for some gardeners, this might be a logical place to start. The eventual goal, however, is to have a landscape filled with layers of fruitful plants combined together to produce edible harvests for as many months of the year as possible. To reach that end, there's much to plan and do to ensure your success.
Subjects: Fruit-culture.; Plants, Edible.; Vegetable gardening.;
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How to grow plants for free : creating new plants from cuttings, seeds and more / by Akeroyd, Simon,author.; Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain),issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The perfect introduction to increasing the number of plants in your garden or community easily and cheaply. Increase your stock of plants easily and for free by propagating them yourself. How to grow plants for free demystifies the art of taking cuttings and explains the other ways you can multiply your garden plants. Propagating your own plants is fun, inexpensive, and a sustainable way to garden.
Subjects: Gardening.; Plant cuttings.; Plant propagation.; Planting (Plant culture);
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The garden house / by Willett, Marcia,author.;
"After the death of her father, El moves into his home just outside Tavistock in Devon. Fresh out of university and dangling on the precipice of adulthood she questions what it is she really wants from life. Although her childhood friend, Will, is there to help her through her grief she soon realises there were things her father was hiding from her ... Jules is also mourning Martin, but they thought best to keep their relationship secret, she must now grieve entirely alone. All she has to remember her love are the memories of their time spent at a beautiful community garden and teashop nearby. The Garden House is where they met, fell in love and where their secret affair will inevitably be uncovered. As El and Will begin to piece together her father's secrets they bring them closer and closer to both Jules and a truth that is difficult to face."--Publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Adultery; Family secrets; Fathers; Interpersonal relations; Self-realization in women; Young women;
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123 counting on community / by Guertin, Annemarie Riley.; Reid, Cory.;
Explore numbers, science, and environmental stewardship as a once-dilapidated park transforms into a hub of connection. When a neighborhood park is in need of repair, the community comes together to give it a new life. From raking leaves to painting benches and planting a communal garden, kids and grownups join forces to beautify their shared space. With countable elements from 1 to 10 and a diverse community of helpers, 123 Counting on Community celebrates the power of working together.
Subjects: Board books.; Counting; Community life; Parks;
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A matter of taste : a farmers' market devotee's semi-reluctant argument for inviting scientific innovation to the dinner table / by Tucker, Rebecca,1986-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."How did farmers' markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with 'good food'? And are these practices really producing food that is morally, environmentally, or economically sustainable? Rebecca Tucker's compelling, reported argument shows that we must work to undo the moral coding that we use to interpret how we come by what we put on our plates. She investigates not only the danger of the accepted rhetoric, but the innovative work happening on farms and university campuses to create a future where nutritious food is climate-change resilient, hardy enough to grow season after season, and, most importantly, available to all ? not just those willing or able to fork over the small fortune required for a perfect heirloom tomato. Tucker argues that arriving at that future will require a broad cognitive shift away from the idea that farmer's markets, community gardens, and organic food production is the only sustainable way forward; more than that, it will require the commitment of research firms, governments, corporations, and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement agri-science innovations that do more than improve the bottom line. A Matter of Taste asks us to rethink what good food really is."--
Subjects: Food supply.; Food industry and trade; Food industry and trade; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural innovations.;
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